Baby Bear Lake on Starrigavan Ridge.
Baby Bear Lake on Starrigavan Ridge.
Baby Bear Lake on Starrigavan Ridge.
Baby Bear Lake is located in a saddle on Starrigavan Ridge. Katlain Bay and Nakwasina Sound are visible in the distance.
Annahootz Mountain seen from Starrigavan Ridge.
Mountain Marsh-marigold (Caltha leptosepala) on Starrigavan Ridge.
Mountain Marsh-marigold (Caltha leptosepala) on Starrigavan Ridge.
Mountain Marsh-marigold (Caltha leptosepala) on Starrigavan Ridge.
There were some rock outcrops along the north side of Katlian Bay that appeared to be red. I wondered if they were ultramafic outcrops similar in rock-type to Red Bluff Bay.
There were some rock outcrops along the north side of Katlian Bay that appeared to be red. I wondered if they were ultramafic outcrops similar in rock-type to Red Bluff Bay.
There were some rock outcrops along the north side of Katlian Bay that appeared to be red. I wondered if they were ultramafic outcrops similar in rock-type to Red Bluff Bay.
Oeder's Lousewort (Pedicularis oederi) growing on Starrigavan Ridge.
Oeder's Lousewort (Pedicularis oederi) growing on Starrigavan Ridge.
Wedge-leaf Primrose (Primula cuneifolia) observed growing on Starrigavan Ridge.
Arctic Primrose (Primula eximia) on Starrigavan Ridge.
Arctic Primrose (Primula eximia) on Starrigavan Ridge.
Arctic Primrose (Primula eximia) on Starrigavan Ridge.
Arctic Primrose (Primula eximia) on Starrigavan Ridge.
Arctic Primrose (Primula eximia) on Starrigavan Ridge.
Arctic Primrose (Primula eximia) on Starrigavan Ridge.
This habitat was kept persistently wet with shallow flowing water by upslope melting snow. It was the only type of conditions where Arctic Primrose (Primula eximia) was growing on the ridge.
This habitat was kept persistently wet with shallow flowing water by upslope melting snow. It was the only type of conditions where Arctic Primrose (Primula eximia) was growing on the ridge.
This habitat was kept persistently wet with shallow flowing water by upslope melting snow. It was the only type of conditions where Arctic Primrose (Primula eximia) was growing on the ridge.
Cooley's Buttercup (Ranunculus cooleyae) growing on Starrigavan Ridge.
Cooley's Buttercup (Ranunculus cooleyae) growing on Starrigavan Ridge.
Cooley's Buttercup (Ranunculus cooleyae) growing on Starrigavan Ridge.
Subalpine Buttercup (Ranunculus eschscholtzii) growing on Starrigavan Ridge.
Subalpine Buttercup (Ranunculus eschscholtzii) growing on Starrigavan Ridge.
Leaves of Red-stem Saxifrage (Saxifraga lyallii) growingon Starrigavan Ridge.
Starrigavan Ridge from Baby Bear Lake east is an interesting mix of snow banks, wet and dry subalpine meadows with scattered small stands of conifers.
The mix of trees and meadow on the portion of Starrigavan Ridge immediately east of Baby Bear Lake seems to be primarily driven by slope and aspect (which probably control snow load and moisture).
North Shoreline of the large pond below peak 2875 on Starrigavan Ridge.
The darker green in the background is dominated by the typical subalpine small woody shrubs, while the lighter green in the foreground seems to be lacking in shrubs.
Alpine Speedwell (Veronica wormskjoldii) growing on Starrigavan Ridge.
Panorama view of Katlian Bay from Starrigavan Ridge.